Road To a Better Physique: How To Build Stronger/Larger Legs With Workout Machines

Road To a Better Physique: How To Build

 Stronger/Larger Legs With Workout Machines

Before the days of COVID-19, many people including me were enjoying life outside of our homes. Whether it would be out having fun with friends, or going out to get physical exercise, the joy of freedom we initially had was taken for granted as soon as we entered a lockdown, in which it had inhibited our healthy lifestyles and made us physically degrade. Nowadays, COVID-19 seems to be under control as of now, and like most of us, we would like to get our healthy lives back. However this may also come with the long process of determination. Which is why, I will be writing five different blog posts on how to achieve stronger, beefier legs, added on to some ideas on how to loose weight for a better physique. Whether you are starting out now or if you have been held back by COVID-19, these steps are sure to get you back on track and on a better path to a healthier lifestyle.

Resistance Training - Workout Machine

Start by experimenting with weights that you can use about 100% of your strength to rep a couple of times. Once you find the ideal weight, cut down the load to about 75% of how much you can rep at full strength. This way, we can have a balance between building muscle strength and mass. The ideas listed below are great beginner exercises that is accessible to anyone.

First, I would begin with a Leg Press. I would begin reps of about 3/4 of my max. And during my last set, I would attempt my max rep weight until failure. This workout helps activate the entirety of the upper leg, including the glutes, hamstrings and quads.

Next, I would use the Leg Curl machine. I start with 3/4 of my max and I would end my last set with a max rep until failure. This workout exclusively activates your hamstrings, and having stronger hamstrings can help with a multitude of things, including sprinting.

Last but not least, I would use the Inner/Outer Thigh Machines. For this, I would rep 3/4 of my max with 12 reps of 4. This machine helps activate your groin and hip flexors. However, these muscle groups are more prone to injury than other parts of the leg. So upon doing this workout, take precaution on the amount of weight you may be using.

Bellow is a summarization of the amount of reps and sets you may need to do for each workout. However, everyone is different and you may choose to adjust each set or rep to your liking.

Workout Machine

Leg Press

• 8-12 reps of 2-4 sets  
• Use 3/4 of max 
• 1-2 min rest each set
• Optional: rep max weight during last set 
• Optional: rep max weight at start and do 3-5 reps of 3-6 sets

Leg Curl

• 8-12 reps of 2-4 sets
• Use 3/4 of max
• 1-2 min rest each set
• Optional; rep max weight during last set

Inner/Outer Thigh Machines 

• 8-14 reps of 2-4 sets
• Use 3/4 of max
• 1-2 min rest each set

Doing these workouts with the required supervision and discipline may bring fourth expected results. Be sure to take precaution as working out sore muscles is not a good way to get stronger. Instead, it causes harm to your body.